Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/357.1 – Accident and health policy provisions required
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/357.1
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- insured: as used in this article , shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits and rights provided therein. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/357.28
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
Except as provided in section 357.26 of this article each accident and health policy delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this State shall contain the provisions set forth in sections 357.2 through 357.13 in the words in which the same appear in the specified sections; provided, however, that the company may, at its option, substitute for one or more of such provisions corresponding provisions of different wording approved by the Director which are in each instance not less favorable in any respect to the insured or the beneficiary. Such provisions shall be preceded individually by the caption appearing at the beginning of each such section or, at the option of the company, by such appropriate individual or group captions or subcaptions as the Director may approve.